Construction of smut-machines



J. KLEIN.

'Smut Machine.

No. 3,196. Patentd July 26,1843.

JOSEPH KLEIN, OF LOW HILL, PENNSYLVANIA.

CONSTRUCTION OF SMUT-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 3,196, dated July 26, 1843.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osEPH KLEIN, of Low Hill, inthe county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Smut-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, in which Figure 1, is a geometrical elevation. Fig. 2, a vertical section of the case showing the runner in place.

The nature of my invention consists in the formation and arrangement of the beaters on the runner so as to clear the grain from smut in the most efiectual way, the smut being driven by said heaters out of the case, which has oblong slits in it for that purpose, and cleaning the grain after leaving the machine.

The case is a hollow cylinder (a) formed of staves, having ahead above and below, which are secured together by rods and screws which reach from one to the other. The under head projects all around, beyond the staves (a) and below it there is a larger cylinder (6), short, and affording sufiicient space for a fan in its interior; in the side of this case there is an aperture (0) from which projects a tangent spout in which there is a screw put across the spout at an angle of about 45 by which the dust may be carriedofl' as required; the head (0) below this last named cylinder, has a large hole in its center, the head between the lower or fan part (b), and the upper cylinder (a) is slightly conical, and has a hole a at its center, just large enough for the shaft of therunner to pass through, and the upper head is fixed in the same way, with the addition of a small spout (cl), near its periphery, to carry the grain in before it is cleaned. lower heads, there are brackets (e) af fixed, to support the ends of the runner shaft, steps being made therein for that pur pose. Between the upper bracket and the head of the case there is a pulley (f) on the shaft of the runner, by which it is driven below the upper head inside the cylinder are four narrow vanes or arms (g) extending across from one side to the other, and attached to the shaft by their middle; these To the upper and are placed spirally around below them there a is aflat disk (It), some what smaller than the nside of the case, and having six, more or less heaters project from its rim to the full circumference of the inside of the case; below this again are four more heaters, similar to those first described, when another disk (h) like that marked it) is put on; five more heaters are then added, and below all, there is a disk (ll/ nearly the size of the case; on the under side of this, ribs 3 project from it radially from the center, to the outer circumference; and on its upper side similar ribs are formed.

A'hole (2') is made in the case, opposite the last named disk, and directly over that in the cylinder(b) below, and in each of the staves there are two series of parallel slits (a) out quite through them, and extending nearly half their length; one series being above the other; the edges of each of these slits (a) are chamfered off on the outside.

In the lower chamber there are vanes (76') for the purpose of giving air to the grain as it comes out of the machine at the hole The grain enters the machine through the spout (cl), passes down through the heaters, and is thrown out by the lower disk through the hole (2 in the side, and is re ceived onto an inclined board 2' project ing from the hole (2') toward the screen (or) upon which the grain falls from it; in front of said inclined board ('5') there is a vertical slide for regulating the feed JOSEPH KLEIN. Witnesses JOHN Hrrz, DAVID WEIDA. 

